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----- Surface Plots ------
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------- Meteograms -------
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Olympia Meteogram
-- Radar, Fronts, Obs --
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3 hours
24 hours
48 hours
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Updated
-- Seattle Profiler --
Seattle T(v) Profiles
Seattle 2km Time-Ht
Seattle 4km Time-Ht
-- Stuve Plots --
Quillayute, WA (stuve)
Spokane, WA (stuve)
Port Hardy, BC (stuve)
Kelowna, BC (stuve)
Salem, OR (stuve)
Medford, OR (stuve)
Boise, ID (stuve)
Great Falls, MT (stuve)
-- Skew-T Plots --
Quillayute, WA (skew-T)
Spokane, WA (skew-T)
Port Hardy, BC (skew-T)
Kelowna, BC (skew-T)
Salem, OR (skew-T)
Medford, OR (skew-T)
Boise, ID (skew-T)
Great Falls, MT (skew-T)
24 hours
4 days
U. of Wyoming Upper Air Data
UCAR RAP Upper Air Data
Satellite Imagery
Satellites with Obs and/or Analyses
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Type
Loop Duration
Central Composite
WA 1 km Visible
West Coast
East Coast
Global
-- For all channel loops ---
West Coast Common
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East Coast Common
IR
VIS
WV
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Standard
--- Not for Fronts --
Full
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8 days
Radar
Location
Product
Loop Duration
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Portland, OR
Spokane, WA
Pendleton, OR
Boise, ID
Medford, OR
Missoula, MT
Eureka, CA
Sitka, AL
------- Composites -----
West U.S. with topo
U.S. 1-km
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Base Radial Velocity
Composite Reflectivity
---- Composite Choices -----
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SLP
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---- Extended Range ------
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